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Employment Issues & Information
This section allows you to access information on common employment issues and concerns.

Cancer and Careers
Cancer and Careers is a resource for employees with cancer and their employers.

The Americans with Disabilities Act
Questions and Answers About Cancer in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Cancer Legal Line
Cancer Legal Line's mission is to alleviate the non-medical stressors faced by cancer patients and their loved ones by educating and providing them with cancer related legal information, resources and referrals. By educating, informing and empowering cancer patients and their families of their rights and the laws that pertain to them, they may better advocate for themselves from a position of strength and knowledge.

Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Your employer or health plan may offer EAP services. EAPs usually offer a specified number of telephone and/or face-to-face counseling sessions. Your EAP may help you find information about your employment questions.

Employment discrimination
Questions and answers by the American Cancer Society

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
What is the Family Medical Leave Act and do I qualify?

Managing common workplace challenges
Mayo Clinic article about "on the job and cancer"

Talking with your employer
American Cancer Society information on talking with your employer


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